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Customer:
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Consultant:MECONLIMITED
6.6kVSwitchboardatElectricalSubstation
Bus1ofSS1Switchgear
SwitchboardLoad
SystemVoltage
PFImprovement

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=

From =
To =

1438.2

kW

6.6

kV

0.90
0.98

Lagging
Leading

kVARrequiredforPFImprovement@6.6kV

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=
=
=
=
=

(kWRating)x(PFCorrectionFactor)
(kWRating)x{[tan(arccos0.8)][tan(arccos0.95)]}
tan(across0.80)
0.490
tan(across0.95)
0.200
1438.2x(0.490.2)
417.08
kVAR

Voltageat6.6kVBus1
VoltagedropatReactor
VoltagedropatCapacitor
InductiveReactance(Ohms/ph)
CapacitiveReactance(Ohms/ph
ReactanceofEqcircuit(Ohms/ph)
CurrentthroughtheEquivalentcircuit

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

V
VL
Vc
XL
Xc
Xeq
ICL

Voltageequationofcircuit

ReactanceofEqcircuit(Ohms/ph)

=
=
=
=

V=
Xeq=
Xeq=
Xeq=

whereXeq(@6.6kV'Basevoltage.)

= Xeq=

CapacitiveReactance(Ohms/ph)

= Xc=

InductiveReactance(Ohms/ph)

= XL=

CurrentthroughtheEquivalentcircuit
BaseVoltagePerPhase

= ICL(If)=

ReactanceofEqcircuit(Ohms/ph)

= Xeq=
= ICL(If)=

ReactorVoltagedropforCurrent

= VL=

= Iph=

=
=

VoltageacrossEquivalentcircuit(BusVoltage)

= V=

CapacitorVoltage

= Vc=

CapacitorshallberatedforabovevoltagetomeetthereactorVoltagedrops

VcVL
XcXL
Xc0.06Xc
0.94XcorXeq/0.96
kV^2x1000/(kVARofCapacitor)
(6.6^2x1000)/417.078)
104.45
Xeq/0.998
(104.45/0.998)
Henry
104.66
Xcx6%
(104.66x6%)
Ohms
0.210
(Basevoltageperphase)/Xeq
(6.6/3)
Volt
3.82
104.45
(3.82x1000/104.45)
A
36.58
ICLxXL
36.58x0.21
V
7.682
kV
0.0100
ICLxXeq/1000
(36.58x104.45)/(1000)
3.830
kV(PhN)
V+VL
(3.83+0.01)
3.84
kV(PhN)
6.660
kV(PhPh)

kVARfromCapacitoratabovevoltage

Hencerequiredcapacitorrating
Capacitorselectedaspercontract

= VcxICL
= VcxVcx1000/XC

(6.66x6.66x1000)/104.66
423.81

kVAR
kVAR

SeriesreactorisRated0.2%ofvalueoftheCapacitorFinallyselected
HenceReactorvalue

= [(CapacitorFinallyselected@7.2KV)/((7.2/6.6) x0.940]x0.06

(423.81/(POWER((7.2/6.6),2)x0.998)x0.002)
0.720
NewXc

= VxV/MVAR
= (3.83x3.83)/(423.81x1000)
= 34.610

InductiveReactanceXL(Ohms/ph)

= 6%ofnewXc
(34.61x6%)
2.077

Hence,NetImpedanceX'c

Amps

= (IxIxXL)/1000

19.44
ReactorVoltageDropforCurrent

Ohms

= V/(1.732xnewXc)

3.83/(1.732x34.61)
63.900
SeriesReactorRating

Ohms

= XcXL

(34.612.0766)
46.410
Currentat7.2kV(I)

kVARat6.6kV

kVAR

= IxXL
= 63.9x0.21)

13.419

V
kV

Conclusion:
Thus1050kVARcapacitorissufficientforBus1in6.6kVSwitchboardatSS1.ThisisatypicalcalculationandforBus2in6.6
CapacitorvalueforBus1in6.6kVSwitchboardatElectricalSubstation750KVAR